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<div><h1 class="article-title">How do I set up my profile?</h1></div>
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    <p>Your Profile is available in all of your sites throughout the system. It contains information about you, such as your photo, name pronunciation, contact information, and social networking information. Some institutions update fields in the Profile tool automatically when user accounts are created. Typical institutional updates include the user's photo and email address. All Profile fields are optional.</p>
<p><em>Note: Some Profile options may be locked or unavailable depending on institutional settings.</em></p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Go to Profile.</h2>
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    <p>Select the <strong>Profile</strong> tool from the Tool Menu in the Home area.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Changing Your Picture</h2>
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    <p>Select the <strong>Change picture</strong> button to upload a new photo.</p>
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    <h3 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Select a new picture and upload.</h3>
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    <p>Click the <strong>Choose File </strong>button to browse your computer for a new image.</p>
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    <h3 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Select your new picture.</h3>
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    <p>Once you have located the image you would like to use, select it and click <strong>Open</strong>.</p>
<p><em>Note: Your image must be in a web-friendly format (such as .jpg, .gif, or .png) and 2 MB or less in file size.</em></p>
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    <h3 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Upload your new picture.</h3>
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    <p>The filename of the picture you selected will appear listed. If this is correct, click the Save button.</p>
<p>Optionally, you may edit the image to zoom in/out, center it within the space, or rotate the image. </p>
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    <h3 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Picture updated.</h3>
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    <p>Your profile picture has been updated! This is the image that will display throughout Sakai when users view your profile. It is visible in places such as the Discussions tool when you post messages and the Roster tool in your sites.</p>
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    <p>Mouse over the right side each information section near the horizontal line to display the edit option.</p>
<p>Click on the <strong>Edit</strong> link to modify or add your information.</p>
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    <h3 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Basic Information</h3>
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    <p>Enter a brief personal statement under <strong>Basic Information</strong> so that other system users can get to know a little bit about you, and then click <strong>Save changes</strong>.</p>
<p>The <a href="content.hlp?docId=whatistherichtexteditor">Rich Text Editor</a> is available to you here in case you would like to format your text.</p>
<p><em>Note: Remember that all fields are optional. </em></p>
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    <h3 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Name Pronunciation</h3>
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<li>Enter the phonetic pronunciation of your name (i.e. "how it sounds").</li>
<li>Select the <strong>Record</strong> button to record the pronunciation of your name. </li>
<li>Select <strong>Save Changes</strong> to save your name pronunciation.</li>
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    <h3 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Contact Information</h3>
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    <p>Often the user's college email address is automatically populated in this area. If it is not, or if you prefer an alternate email address, you may enter it here.  </p>
<p>Optionally, you may enter your phone number if desired.</p>
<p>Be sure to click <strong>Save changes</strong> to save any changes.</p>
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    <h3 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Social Networking</h3>
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    <p>You may also include links to your social media accounts or contact information on social networking sites if desired. Click <strong>Save Changes</strong> to save any changes.</p>
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